Philips wins CD-R civil action against Taiwanese makers

Philips Electronics Taiwan has stated that it has won its civil suit filed with the US District Court in the Southern District of New York State against two Taiwanese companies, Gigastorage and Princo, over their infringement of its six CD-R/RW patents, according to the US federal court's judgment made on 11 March. This is the first victory for Philips after the Dutch giant lost an administrative lawsuit presided over by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) in March 2004. The US federal court, in accordance with its judgment, put a ban on imports of CD-R/RW discs to the US by the two Taiwanese companies, Philips indicated. ...more

Steve Jobs hints at 'media centre' device

Steve Jobs has given the biggest hint yet that Apple will introduce a 'media centre' device. At Apple's AGM yesterday, a shareholder questioned the company's CEO about Microsoft's Media Center software. 'We hear you loud and clear,' Jobs is reported to have replied. ...more

iPhone software lock-out is key to security - Symantec

Apple's decision not to allow third-party software onto the iPhone will go a long way to ensuring that it is not prey to viruses and other malware, according to security firm Symantec. Writing on the company's Security Response Weblog, principal software engineer Eric Chien, says that as long as the iPhone remains a closed system - and Apple CEO Steve Jobs seems determined that it will - the risk of infection will be very low. 'The lack of the ability to install just any software will greatly mitigate the risk of malicious code on Apple iPhones,' he wrote. ...more

Apple offers battery swap out for MacBook Pro

Apple has initiated a worldwide exchange programme for rechargeable batteries that were include with 15in MacBook Pro portable computers from February to May 2006. The company recently discovered that some of the batteries supplied to Apple do not meet the standards of battery performance that it expects. These batteries will be replaced free of charge. ...more

Everyclick.com searches for all UK charities

'Search the Web and benefit the charity of your choice.' This is the slogan of Everyclick.com, the charity-oriented search engine, which is trumpeting progress on two fronts. ...more